This community houses work produced by South Dakota State University graduate students. The collection includes both born digital ETDs, and digitized versions of printed theses and dissertations from 1883 to 2012.
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    ETDS from 2001

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    A Comparison of Adult and Sub-Adult Walleye Movements and Distribution in Lakes Having Simple and Complex Morphometry, Brian G. Blackwell

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    The Status and Distribution of the Topeka Shiner Notropis topeka in Eastern South Dakota, Carmen M. Blausey

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    Correlation of Rapid Shallow Breathing Index and Successful Weaning from Mechanical Ventilator Support in Surgical Patients, Caren M. Bonander

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    1999 South Dakota Archery and Muzzleloader Deer Hunter Surveys, Jason R. Boulanger

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    An Examination of the Health Care Barriers and Needs of Twenty Rural South Dakota Counties, Victoria M. Christopherson

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    Landscape Fragmentation and Grassland Patch Size Effects on Non-game Grassland Birds in Xeric Mixed-grass Prairies of Western South Dakota, Julie R. DeJong

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    Small Mammal Survey of Wind Cave National Park, Jeremy J. Duckwitz

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    Ring-Necked Pheasants and Passerine Abundance in Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands of Differing Age-Classes and Cover Types in Eastern South Dakota, 1998-2000, Sarah L. Eggebo

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    Utility of Walleyes and Saugeyes as Secondary Predators in Small South Dakota Impoundments, Mark J. Ermer

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    A Survey of the Fishes and Habitat of the White River, South Dakota, David D. Fryda

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    Influence of Saugeye on Black Crappie Populations in Two Northeastern South Dakota Impoundments, Gene F. Galinat

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    Invertebrate Egg and Plant Seed Banks in Natural, Resorted, and Drained Wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region (USA) and Potential Effects of Sedimentation On Recolonization of Hydrophytes and Aquatic Invertebrates, Robert Andrew Gleason

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    The Lived Experience of Rural Families During Medical Emergencies, Billie Jo Hague

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    Influence of Reproductive Habitat and Potential Competition on Yellow Perch Populations in Eastern South Dakota Lakes, Patrick A. Hanchin

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    Incidence of Meaningeal Worm, Chronic Wasting Disease, and Bovine Tuberculosis in Deer and Elk Populations in South Dakota, Christopher N. Jacques

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    Assessment of Wetland Mitigation in South Dakota, Sara C. Juni

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    Avian Community Structure Associated With Woodland Habitats in Fragmented and Unfragmented Lanscapes in Western South Dakota, Kyle W. Kelsey

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    An Assessment of the Channel Catfish Population in the Big Sioux River, South Dakota, Daniel J. Kirby

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    Effect of Scale on Habitat Selection of Female White-Tailed Deer in the Central Black Hills, South Dakota and Wyoming, Robert Wayne Klaver

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    Measures of Denitrification in Selected South Dakota Semi-permanent Prairie Pothole Wetlands, Beverly S. Klein

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    Migrant Shorebird, Breeding Waterfowl, and Invertebrate Reponse to Conditions in Temporary Wetlands in Easter Central South Dakota During Spring, Nicole Frederickson Knapp

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    Relationship of Level of Satisfaction and Anxiety and Patient Information Provided Among ICU Family Members, Karen A. Mauer

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    Landscape Characteristics Affecting Habitat Use and Productivity of Avifauna on Stock Ponds in Western South Dakota, Shawn M. May

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    The Volume of PEG Solution Consumed Versus Patient Symptoms and Bowel Cleanliness, Martin J. McGee

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    Local and Systemic Controls on Fish and Fish Habitat in South Dakota Rivers and Streams: Implications for Management, Craig L. Milewski